Actor
Everett McGill
October 21, 1945 · Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Everett McGill is an American actor who was born in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 21, 1945. He is best known for his roles in the films Quest for Fire (1981), Dune (1984), Silver Bullet (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Licence to Kill (1989), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He also had a recurring role as "Big" Ed Hurley on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). McGill began his acting career on Broadway, appearing in the award-winning plays Equus, A Texas Trilogy, and Whose Life Is It, Anyway? He made his film debut in 1975 with a small role in the film The Day of the Locust. He went on to have a number of supporting roles in films throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1981, McGill starred in the film Quest for Fire, which was a critical and commercial success.
Notable work
6.2Dune (1984)
as Stilgar
8.3Twin Peaks (1990)
as Big Ed Hurley
6.4Licence to Kill (1989)
as Killifer
7.7The Straight Story (1999)
as Tom the John Deere Dealer
6.9Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
as Major Malcolm A. Powers
5.9Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
as Penn
6.5The People Under the Stairs (1991)
as Man
6.7Silver Bullet (1985)
as Reverend Lowe
8.5Twin Peaks (1989)
as Big Ed Hurley
7Quest for Fire (1981)
as Naoh
7.1Brubaker (1980)
as Caldwell
7.3JAG (1995)
as Bradley Dunston
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